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Plant Science, General at Cornell University

Plant Science, General at Cornell University

What traits are you looking for in a plant sciences school? To help you decide if Cornell University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's plant sciences program.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Plant Science, General section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Plant Science, General Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Plant Sciences

Cornell Plant Science, General Rankings

The plant sciences major at Cornell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Plant Science, General. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Plant Sciences Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the plant sciences majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of plant sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in plant sciences at Cornell are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its plant sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor's in plant sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Plant Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in plant sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Agricultural Sciences Professors 390 $99,920
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors 300 $56,750
Soil and Plant Scientists 140 $83,530

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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